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Summary: Nikon upgrades the sensor of it's stylish Coolpix 2500 to 3.3 Mp while keeping the rest of it's features the same. I like the new silver/gray color, but still find the lens a bit awkward to open. It uses a special battery, a standard Compact Flash card for memory and has easy to navigate scene menus to help you get the most out of the camera. The many stickers telling you how to open the lens (by tilting) make you wonder how many calls Nikon got asking where the lens was.

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Specifications: (from official website)

• Lens: 3x Zoom f=5.6-16.8mm (135 format equivalent to 37mm-111mm) f2.7-f4.5 shooting distance: 1.6 in. to infinity
• CCD: CCD total pixels: 3.34 million, effective pixels: 3.2 million, image size: Full 2048 x 1536
• LCD Monitor: BriteView(TM) 1.5 in. low temp. polysilicon TFT LCD, 110,000 dot, monitor brightness adjustment (5 steps)
• Shutter: Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter (2-1/3000 sec)
• Aperture: Electromagnetically controlled preset aperture
• Sensitivity: ISO 100, Auto gain-up function in some scene modes: up to 400
• Exposure Metering: 256 segment
• Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto Exposure
• Exposure Range: EV1.9-15.9 (W), EV3.5-17.6 (T) (ISO 100 equivalent)
• Exposure Control: Programmed, Exposure Compensation (-2 - +2EV in 1/3EV steps)
• Built-in Speedlight: Shooting range: (W): 1.3 ft - 9.8 ft, (T): 1.3 ft - 5.6 ft, Auto gain-up function, Red-eye Reduction by pre-flash, Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Anytime Flash, Flash Cancel. Slow Sync is selectable only from Scene Modes as Night Portrait
• White Balance: Auto with TTL control, 5-mode manual, Pre-set white balance
• Auto OFF Mode: 30 sec/1min/5 min/30 min. Can be manually set
• Auto Focus: Contrast AF, Auto 5-Area AF
• Focus Modes: Single AF, Continuous AF is chosen automatically at Close-up mode
• Shooting Modes: Fully automatic mode, Single, Continuous, Scene (12), Movie (QVGA, 15s, 15fps), Multi-Continuous (16 frames), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Noise Reduction: cannot be set manually and it is automatically chosen depending on Scene Mode such as Night Scene, Night Portrait, Image Sharpening (Auto, High, Normal, Low, Off) Digital Zoom: (Max 4x, 0.2 step), Self-timer (10s) Scene Modes: (Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night Portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night Landscape, Museum, Fireworks Show, Close-up, Copy and Back Light)
• Image Size: 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
• Media: Nikon Coolpix Starter Memory Card, CompactFlash(TM) Type I
• File Format: JPEG (EXIF2.1/DCF), Quick Time Motion JPEG (Movie)
• Number of Frames: 2048 (2048 x 1536), 16MB CF, Fine: approx. 10, Normal: approx. 19, Basic: approx: 37
• Memory Size: Buffer: 16 Mbyte, Firmware: 2Mbyte
• Operation Button/Switch: Main switch (slide type), Release button, Scene button, Speedlights button, Quick Review, Menu button, Four-way rocket button, Zoom button
• Main Switch: OFF, ON, PLAYBACK
• Playback Menu: 1 frame/Thumbnail (4/9 segments)/Zoom playback (max 6x, 0.2 step, Position: selectable)/Shooting information display
• Delete Function: Deletes all frames, deletes selected frames, protect function is available.
• Interface: USB interface (12Mbps Effective speed: approx. 2Mbps)
• Bundled Software: NikonView 5, ArcSoft(R) PhotoImpression(TM), ArcSoft VideoImpression(TM), ArcSoft Panorama Maker(TM), ArcSoft PhotoBase(TM) for PDAs
• Display: LCD Monitor: Electronic viewfinder display, menu selection of shooting modes/playback modes, Indicationof Date/Self-timer, Back LED: Speedlight, Front LED: Self-timer
• I/O Terminal: Digital output: USB, power input
• Battery: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, DC input: through AC Adapter
• Battery Life: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery: Approx. 80 min.
• Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.3 x 1.2 inches
• Weight: Approx. 6 oz. (without battery or CompactFlash(TM) Card)
• Product Number: 25508 UPC 018208255085